What say you who give up on rookies and call them a bust?

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(05-04-2020, 05:33 PM)fredtoast Wrote: This is the most ridiculous statement I have ever seen.  Simpson played more as a rookie than lots of players who went on to have fine NFL careers.

Plus Jerome Simpson went on to have multiple seasons with over 700 receiving yards.  Not a big star, but far from a big bust.  Since Simpson was drafted in 2008 there have been 62 WRs taken in the second round.  Fewer than half of them (28) have had multiple 700 yard seasons.  Only 16 of the 62 had more than Jerome. 

Simpson had 1 catch for 2 yards his entire rookie season. Are these "lots" of players you are referring to people who missed their entire rookie season due to injury? Because that'd be very Fred of you to compare a guy who got hurt versus a guy who was healthy and simply couldn't make the roster.

He spent 4 years on the Bengals and produced 1,004 receiving yards in those 4 years.... as a 2nd round pick. That's a bust Fred.

(05-04-2020, 06:04 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: 7 of the 62 were 2020 draft picks, so not sure why you're including them, since they have yet to play. 7 more were drafted last year, so they haven't even had 'multiple' seasons yet. 6 more were drafted in 2018, so they've only had 2 seasons total. That means 28 of the 42 who have actually played more than 2 seasons have had multiple 700 yard seasons.

Lol, yeah. Gotta love them Fred statistics. This one is particularly funny/bad.